The Fourth Sunday of Advent – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff – Discerning Hearts Podcast
Summary: <br> <br> On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, Msgr. Esseff will remind us that we are called to realize who we are through Him, with Him, and in Him! Now is the time!<br> Reading 1 <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/isaiah/7:10">Is 7:10-14</a><br> <br> The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying:<br> Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God;<br> let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky!<br> But Ahaz answered,<br> “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!”<br> Then Isaiah said:<br> Listen, O house of David!<br> Is it not enough for you to weary people,<br> must you also weary my God?<br> Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign:<br> the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,<br> and shall name him Emmanuel.<br> <br> <br> Gospel <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/matthew/1:18">Mt 1:18-24</a><br> <br> This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.<br> When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,<br> but before they lived together,<br> she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.<br> Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,<br> yet unwilling to expose her to shame,<br> decided to divorce her quietly.<br> Such was his intention when, behold,<br> the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,<br> “Joseph, son of David,<br> do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.<br> For it is through the Holy Spirit<br> that this child has been conceived in her.<br> She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,<br> because he will save his people from their sins.”<br> All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,<br> and they shall name him Emmanuel,<br> which means “God is with us.”<br> When Joseph awoke,<br> he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him<br> and took his wife into his home.<br> <br> <br> <a id="ReadingCopyright" name="ReadingCopyright"></a><a id="CP_JUMP_4180" name="CP_JUMP_4180"></a>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine;<br> <br> <br> <br>
